Cabinet assembly



Sept. 12, 1950 c. c. WHITE 2,521,155

CABINET ASSEMBLY Filed May 12, 1945 22 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 5 Char/es C. W/zzze A T TORNE Se t. 12, 1950 c. c. WHITE 2,521,765

CABINET ASSEMBLY Filed May 12, 1945 s Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

Char/es C. W/me ATTORNEY Sept. 12, 1950 c, c, WHITE 2,521,765

CABINET ASSEMBLY Filed May 12, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 5. .11.. *7 e4 23; a g FE /61 /23 H H '8 H H 231a jii IN V EN TOR.

C/mr/es C. W/nfc ATTORNEY i atenteci Sept. 1 2 195) I CABINET AssEMn r Charles C. White, New York-, N;-Y., assignor to White =Cabinet Corporation, New a corporation of New York -York, N. Y., r

' Application Mail/2, 1945fsfi5i1No. 593,411

. 1 1'7 Claims,

j This -invention relates to cabinet assemblies and particularly to such assemblieswhich supportthemselv'es and are designedto'be-readily expanded or reduced.'- The specific construction and applicability of lily-individualcabinetunits per se is disposed and-=claimed in my co-pending' application entitled Cabinet Structures, filed March 1'7, 1945, and beari'ng Serial No. 583,370. Forsuch material, reference may be made to thatapplication. i-Prior to my invention the common forms of cabinet assemblies were either made fast to the wall-or walls, of a room, or were independent integrated constructions -made up of units selected by the manufacturer The first type could-not be removed, interchanged, or added to, "without repair and redecoration" of the room, whereas the integrated type, often on movable carriages, could not be varied asjbetween the individual elements." The'typ'es built" into, or

carried by the walls, called for; the employment of "skilled laborin installing'them and rarely provided for the inclusion of such-commonplace kitchen elements as stoves and refrigerators as units ofthe assembly. Theconstruction of my-inventionenables the user to not only pre-select the combination of cabinet uni-ts he desires, but also to varyhis selection, with a minimum of disturbance, at anytime after installation. The initial-installation and any subsequent variation can be carried out without aifecting" existing wall struc-' Flll'llhelmQle, a, variety of special elements such as' a stove, a broiler, a refrigerator, and dish handling andwashing equipment, may be incorporated in the assembly asif they were merely other cabinet units. Also the whole as- .sembly can be added to, or reduced, in simple economical manner, without affecting the room construction. 1

In spite of the disassociation of the complete assembly from any of the structure of the space or room, the assembly may be eifectively employed for providing the room with suitable yentilation. Not only is general Ventilation pro- 01. .e12- 1-m) I Viddfbllt provision is also made for the special ventilation which is needed over a stove, sink, laboratory equipment, or the like. That requires the addition of channel elements across the top oftheassembl'y and engaged with the adjacent wallto confine the outgoing air and directit to theexhaust opening.- Even this addition is made without disturbing the walls by the use of duct elements attached to the assembly and"-en- 'gaging the adjacent wall without being made It is accordingly an object of my invention to provide an assembly of cabinets which is independent of the existing structure of the space occupied;

It is another object of my inventon to provide assemblies of cabinets which furnish their own mountings and supports.

Another object of my-invention is to provide supports for cabinet assemblies which are adjustable and'may be added to or subtracted from to fit any established condition.

:Another object ofmy invention is to provide cabinet assemblies, the units of which are demountable and interchangeable to form anydesiredcombination.

Still another'object' of my invention is to provide cabinet. assemblies consisting of cabinet units'which'may bedetachably interlocked with each other for structural strength and to present a finished appearance.

Afurther object of my invention is to provide cabinet assemblies which incorporate provision for the ventilation-of the room or space in which they are located.

A further object of my invention is to provide cabinet= assemblies inwhich the engagement of thesupporting parts with one another and of the cabinet units with-the supporting parts is accomplished in uniform and simple manner. A still further object of my invention is to provide "cabinetassemblies and their supports which may be quickly built up "or knocked'down by unskilled labor. l I T .1

Further and *more detailed objects of my invention will become apparent as the r iescrip" tion- 'p'roceeds and by reference to the acc'ompanyingdrawing-in which: 1 J:-

'Figure l is' a perspective view of a cabinet assembly in accordance with my invention. Figure 2" is arear elevation of the assembly shown in Figure 1. 1. i n Figure :3 is a sectionpf't l e assembly of Figure 1', with a ventilating ductfadded, as it would app arif'takeaapart on theline 3- -3 of'Figure' lar base. The total height of each of these combinations will be seen to be the same. This height is a standard found by practice to be the most acceptable. The end sections on bases 4 and 5 are, as shown, made up of combinations of units l2, l3 and I4, and l5, l6 and H, respectively.

The end bases l and 5 also carry finishing panels v .i 8 and I9 which may enclose any remaining space cabinets and showing the interlocking means therefor.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective view "of the interlocking construction and finishingstrip employed between adjacent cabinet units.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of an inter! locking clip employed to hold t'wocabinet units together.

Figure 8 is a skeletonized perspective view showing a. portion of themounting frame for my cabinet assembly with a ,full. height lower cabinet unit in place thereom Figu're 9 is a fragmentary plan view looking bw on the t 9 a c binet un t, and. ho th Same age w h alho i al eu qr i memberw "1;; e

Figure 10 is a part se'ctionand part eleyation taken on the lines Ml- H3 of Fig'ure 9.

Figure 11 is a f ragmentary elevation of the mounting frame for my cabinet assembly showing the manner in which the horizontal and verti cal members are interengaged. V a

Figure 12 is a fragmentarypplan view looking in the direction ofthearrowslZ-IZ ,of Figure 11. Figure 13 is a fragmentary perspective ,view of a portion of one of the vertical supports of my mounting frame, showing the interengaging means therein. h F u 4 is a fra me tar -M lke perspective view mExD B. 9 hehM zqnt L s po ti frame taken fronrthe Inthe drawingsaccompanying application,

I have attempted to furnish the best illustration of characteristic features of the preferred mode of practicing my invention in order to comply with the requirements of. the: statutes... In do-.

ing so, I have shown atypical assembly in; Figures 1 and 2 while in the succeedingfigures, I have shown details whichare applicable to any assembly made in accordance withmy invention without, however, in every instance relating those details to any particular part oigthe showing in:

Figures 1 and 2. It will be readily-understood, of course, that such details are-all. presentin assemblies such asthat shown in Figures 1. and.,2

In the typical assemblmvshownqin Figures 1 and 2, I have shown reg-ularidentieal bases at 3, andright and leftha-nd ,corner bases at 4 and 5. Seated on. ;the;bases 3 are various combinations of lower cabinet units such as those of equal height indicated .atrfi-andg'l andof different heightsias indicated-1at -8-;and 9 on the next base, and I0 and liontheremaining regubetween the end cabinets and the adjacent wall.

These panels may be scribed to encompass any irregularities in the walls, but do not need to be secured to the walls. Panels I8 and 19 are supported by, and secured in conventional manner to vertical members such as 20 and 2 l, which in turn are engaged with the bases 4 and 5 by com- ;mon fastening means adequate to maintain the member in vertical position. If the assembly which would normally be merely a section is mounted in a closet its end panels could have their free edges secured under the finishing strips around the inside of the doorfraine. Such finishing.v strips ,can readily be removed and replaced without defacing the frame structure.

In order to locate the lower cabinet units in place ontheir bases and retain them in place as well as to, support the upper cabinets, I provide aframe construction which is simple, economical, ,easily manipulated and capable of being added ontoin order to engage and retain any combination of cabinetunits that may be desired. This consists of identical vertical supports 22 in the form of U-shaped channelmembers which, as shown in Figure I, may-,beernployed with the bases of the Us extending in,e ither direction. These are secured to the .bases such as 3, 4 and 5 with readily interengageable pre-formed fastenings to be described in detail hereinafter. Those fastenings also act to lock the backs of adjacent bases together as seen from Figures 2 and 8. Rigidity is given to the vertical supports 22 and provision is-made for the engagementand mounting of cabinetunits on the frame by the addition of various sets of horizontal supports such as 23, 24 and 25 employed at more or less standard positions. Since the customary lower cabinet units or cabineturnt combinations have a standard height, the setof horizontal supports 23 normally extends across in line to engage with such cabinets. Likewise the set of supports 24 extends across the top of the; whole frame. These have the, upper cabinet units mounted thereon and in additiongive rigidity to the entire frame. The other normal standard set of supports 25 extends across the entire frame in line with the bottom of the upper cabinets or upper cabinet combinations in order to hold the bottoms thereof at the proper position outward from the frame. The upper cabinet units .or-combinations of the same usually have-a standard overall height so the position ofthe supports 25 isa standard one though it may be varied or any of the supports may be omitted if desired. An instance of omitting them would bewhere a -window is present. Where splash back is desired,

supports 25 also serve to engage. the upperpart,

of the same, as will appearhereinafter.

The vertical supports 2-2, in addition to providing for engagement of themore. or less standard height horizontal supports therewith are-also,

formed to be engaged with supplementary horizontal supports suchaszifi and 2'2 at intermediate points in their vertical height. Additional supports suches 2 andzlt-may be employed whereever ,it is desired teaccoznmodate additional-cabiinet units when ccmbinationssoi the: same rather than single units are employed. The engagement of, the vertical supports with the bases, the engagement. of the horizontal supports with the vertical ones, and the mounting of thecabinet units on the supports are all accomplishedby;areadily engageable and disengageable type of built in, or integral, fastening which is the same in each instance, as will appear in detail hereinafter. The complete frame can thus be set up and the cabinet units can be mounted thereon simply, speedily and without the use of any special tools or extraneous fastenings such as screws or bolts.

The assembly of Figure l is also shown as having its lower cabinets equipped with work tops 28, 29 and 30 which provide a complete working table. across the tops of the units 7, 9 and H. Asplashback 3! is also provided, which besides its ordinary function, also serves to obscure the frame elements which extend upward to support the upper cabinets at this position. This splash back is likewise simply applied as will be explained more fully hereinafter.

,In a typical assembly, considerable variety might exist among the upper cabinets employed, sincethese cabinets often contain a wide range of commodities, some requiring considerable space and others very little. I also form shallow units into broilers which, in small assemblies, would form part of the upper cabinet combinations. In theFigure 1 showing, however, I have merely included two different heights of upper cabinet installations. One, as shown at 32, is merely a single cabinet running for the full normal height. The other typical example comprises a combination of two units such as shown at 33 and 34.

In Figure 3 there is an enlarged showing of the structure one would see were the assembly of Figure 1 taken apart on line 3--3 between adjacent sections. The end section I2, [3, M- has beenomitted in the interests of clarity and the section seen is shown as seated up against a wall and beneath a ceiling in order to illustrate the ventilation aspects of the invention. Air from the floor of the room is shown by the arrows as flowing into the space within the hollow base 3 through the openings 35 therein. The hollow nature of the bases as best shown in Figure 8, provides ample facility for the flow of air from the room into the space provided at the rear by the divergence of the cylindrical walls of adjacent cabinets. This air flows upward between the lower cabinet units such as 8 and 9 and the pair abutting against them as well as up the duct provided by the spacing of the units from the wall by the vertical members 22. The work tops 28 and 29 divert some of the air rearwardly to join the rest flowing up the duct just mentioned. Such duct is continued by the splash back 3! which covers the supporting frame between the lower and upper cabinets and assures that the air will not flow out at that position.

.The same ventilation scheme is followed between theupper cabinet units. They do not seat on bases so air may flow even more freely up the passage ,between the diverging walls of adjacent units. This not only adds to the normal ventilation-of a room but also furnishes the special ventilation required over a stove, oven or the like.

The exhausting of the air to the atmosphere may take place in any convenient manner. In the Figure 3 construction I have shown merely an openingtt in the wall 31 which is covered by a shield such as as permitting the air to discharge.

downwardly between the shield and the wall. 0bvi ously. other common forms of openings such as sition.

brick grills, special shutters or the like, may be provided. To facilitate the flow of air from all. portions of the assembly towards the exhaust, I.

furnish an upper channel 39 across thetop of the upper cabinets.

ofhalf of a rectangular duct. Preferably these members would be of a length to. overlie; two upper cabinets plus an overlap to provide a lap joint with an adjacent member. The elements 40 Similar means pass through the lapped joints of ducts to hold them together at that po adjacent Considering the construction of my splashback 3|, it will be seen from Figure 3that the work top 29 is covered by a plate 4| of metal or suit-.- able material.

front, as shown at 42, and is flanged directly up wardlyat the back thereof to form the lip 43.

The splash back 3i is formed with a receiving channel at the back of its bottomedge by the attachment of a strip 44 thereto. is secured to the back of member M at a posi-' tion spaced upwardly from the bottom thereof, is inclined 'away from the portion 3| as it extends downward and terminates parallel there-' with, as shown at 45, in order to define the channel to receive the lip 43. Thus the splash back 3! is easily mounted on the sheathing 4| by en gaging its bottom channel with the upstanding lip 43. Securing the top of the splash back, however, presents a slightly different problem for when seated in place it closely underlies the bottoms of the upper cabinets so cannot be raised or loweredto be secured in place. Thus this *is the ventilating air back into the room between adjacent cabinet units is the interlocking and finishing means for such adjacent units. function in the ventilating scheme, however, is a relatively minor one as compared to their interlocking aspect. This is shown in detail in Figures 4 to '7 inclusive. To begin with, attention is directed to the securing strips 41 which terminate at inwardly directed securing lips 48, also shownin Figures 3 and 8. The manner in which the strips 4'7 are providedby the cabinet units is set forth in detail in my aforesaid application Serial No. 583,370, leaving for this application the showing of the part which such strips and their lips 48 play in the cabinets.

When the adjacent cabinet units are;properl-yfi located on their bases or properly, hung. on-the supporting frame, their lip portions. 48 will lie closely adjacent each other. In this position; the locking of them together and the. consequent.

locking of the adjacent cabinet units together is easily accomplished by the application of clips such .as shown in Figure 7. These clips, pressed andformed out of a single piece of. steel, consist, of a front portion 49, inwardly inclined side edges This channel is created by employing members as shown at 40 in the form The plate 41 is flanged around and under the body of the work top 29 in the,

The 'strip' 44' Their locking together of-adjacent 50, back portions 51- which extend parallel to the base portion 49 until they meet and then turn at right angles into rearwardly extending shank portions 52' each of which is reversely bent away from the other to terminate in hooked portions 53. The portions 53 are spaced from the portions 52, adistance substantially equal to 'or slightly greater than the-thicknessof the lips 48.

Referring now to Figures and 6 for an lind'ers'tanding ofthe application of the clips of Figure 7, it is first apparent that the adjacentcabinet units must be brought into such position that their lips 48' will lie' closely adjacent each other. Then one of the clips is brought into position so that its front'p-ortion 49 faces outwards, its back portions 51 engage the front surface or the strips 4?, its rearwardly extending shank portions 52 slide down between the lips 48 and its hook-like portions :53 embrace the ends of the lips 48 so that such lips are thus confined between the back portions 51 and the turned ends of the hooks 53. These clips can be introduced from either the top or bottom and usually one or two would be sufficient to look even the larger sizes of cabinet units together. More may be employed if desired, but it is not necessary, for one or two have sufiicient strength to do the job and it is merely a case of sliding them into spaced positions so that their effect will be felt throughout the height of the cabinet. v

Leaving the clips uncovered might present a surface for things to catch on, would not give the assembly a properly finished appearance and would prevent, rather than enhance the furnishing of an adequate air seal. These factors, however, are taken care of by the application of a facing strip as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. The length of this strip is selected so as to cover the full hei-ght of the same between whatever units or combinations of units are selected to lie;

alongside or each other to make up standard heights. This strip consists merely of a face por tion 54 and inwardly inclined side portions 55. The incline of these side portions is such that their inside faces mate with the inclined outer faces of the portions to of the securing clips. Thus to secure the facing strip in position it is merely engaged'with the uppermost of the clips and lS'iSl'ld down over that clip and is likewise engaged with and slid down over whatever other clip or clips may be employed in that particular seam. V

In the remaining figures of 'my drawing the emphasis is upon the members of my mounting and supporting frame and the interlocking means by which they engage one another and are engaged by the cabinet units. The interlocking elements per so are shown in Figures 13 and 14. Figure 13 shows a portion of a standard vertical member in accordance with the invention from which it is seen that the member. is U-shaped in cross-section, with the U having a base 56 and identical front and back portions 5? extending therefrom. Both back and front portions have horizontally'disposedpairs of keyhole apertures 58 therein with enlarged upper ends 59 and reduced bottom. portions SB. Each aperture of a pair is equally spaced with respect to the vertical center line of the back and frontpieces 5'1, the reason for which will hereafter appear. Pairs of these apertures '58 are spaced up and down the vertical members 2-2 in sufiicient number and at the proper distance apart to accommodate every possible combination of horizontal supporting memiii her and cabinet unit that can be employed. Pairs of apertures are also furnished adjacent the bot-' tom end of each vertical member to enable them to engage the bases and lock the same together where necessary. a l

Horizontal supporting members as shown at- 23 in Figure 14 are equipped with keyhole apertures in all respects the same as those -at-58 They are indicated generally at 61, have an enlarged upper portion 62 and a reduced lower portion 63. Also shown as carried by the member 23 is the type of stud or lug used throughout for engagement with the keyhole apertures wherever such interengagement is required. For convenience of illustration, the portion of the member 23 carrying the stud is shown as viewed from the back, as otherwise a clear showing of it would be diflicult'. The studs consist of enlarged head portions 64 of a size to fit through the openings 59 01' 62 of the keyhole apertures but too large to pass through the reduced portions 60 and 63- of such apertures. The heads 84, however, are joined to themenibers, such as 23, equipped with them by reduced shanks 65. The shanks are of substantially the same length as the thickness of the stock of the members which they engage and thediameter of the shanks is such as toenable them to fit down into the reduced portions 56 01? the keyhole apertures. Since the stud heads G l are too large to pass out through the reduced portions 50 or '93 it is clear that a strong interlocking construction is provided which is* nevertheless'capable of ready assembly and disto leave the upper part of the member clearfor the rims of cabinets to lean against, as bestseem in Figure 3.

In FiguresS, 11 and 12, I have shown the manner in which my frame elements may lie-built up and added on to each other in order to support any desired combination of cabinet units. The

horizontal member, for which member 23 is again selected as illustrative, is shown in Figures 11 and 12 as engaged with an intermediate vertical supporting member 22. Here it is seen that the studs carried by the inner ends of the members 23 are each engaged with a keyhole aperture of a pair formed in the vertical member 27!. By fol lowing this arrangement, where the horizontal men iber does not extend past the center line- (it any intermediate vertical member, successive horizontal members may be engaged along the same line to whatever extent is desired. The

situation is diiterent, however, when the end of any assembly is reached, for, as shown at the left hand end in Figure 8, the stud on the hori-- zontal member 23 is" there en aged with the more remote of the pair of keyhole apertures 58st the pro-selected level of the vertical member 22'.- s This conforms to the locating of the end vertical of which it is apparent that, not-only throughout its height, but also at the portions where it-en-- gages the base, each vertical member 22 is equipped with the same pairs of keyhole apertures to receive pairs of lugs extending outwardly" jacent bases together.

.they overlap adjoining bases, their bottom pairs of keyhole apertures receive suitably located studs at the position 69 on the adjacent bases. This not only properly locates and retains the vertical members, but, what is of equal importance, serves as the means for interlocking ad- Though I have not in all showings of the vertical members 22 illustrated the pairs of keyhole apertures running throughout their height, it is of course understood that such conditionexists.

The mounting of the pre-selected cabinet units in place in the assembly is as simply and effectively accomplished as is the engagement of the supporting frame members themselves. As already pointed out, the keyhole apertures 6| in the horizontal supporting members 23, 24, 25,

reception in slots (ii. The mounting of a unit on the horizontal supporting member 23 is shown at Figures 8 and 9 and the details of the mounting structure are shown in Figure 10. From the latter, it will be seen that a stud 1G extends from I the inside of the cabinet unit where the same is channeled around its periphery at H, and has a reduced stem which, besides passing through both sides of that channel, also passes through a stiflener block 12 which fits within and fills up the channel at that point. The stud is secured only sets the vertical members 22 in proper position, but also locks adjacent bases, such as 3 and 5, together. Next horizontal supporting members, '25 and 23, as needed for the mounting of the lower cabinet units selected, are engaged with .the verticalmembers by the interlocking of their studs 64, 65 with suitable apertures 58. The lower cabinet units may then be mounted in place. This; as already pointed out, enhances the rigidity of the vertical supporting frame, ready for jthe'application of the upper cabinet units. z Theupper cabinet units are readily hungin place once ,suitablehorizontal supporting members, such as 24 and 21, have been positioned on and interengaged with the vertical supports. ,I-Iere, as shown in Figure 2, the members 24 and 27 must have sufficient numbers of keyhole apertures between their ends to mount more than one cabinet unit side by side between adjacentvertical supports. This, however, is taken care of by making all horizontal supporting members alike I course, be hung'before the upper units are mount- This mounting construction prevails whether the cabinet unit be a large single lower one such as that shown in Figure 8 or one of a combination of small upper units such as shown at 34 in Figure 3. The lower cabinet units, due to their position do, however, add stability to the whole construction. They do this by filling the right angle between the horizontal base and the vertical supporting frame.

To consider briefly the manner of seting up the structure just described, it is obvious that the first step to be taken is the pre-selection of the combination of cylindrical cabinet units which is desired for the final assembly. Once this selection is made, it is a simple matter for the supplier to determine what bases are needed and what horizontal and vertical supporting members need to be supplied in order to provide a mountin for the units selected. The units arrive at the job painted and finished and already complete without the need for applying any hinges, catches or the like to them. First This, as already pointed out, not

ed in place. i

If the. clips to lock the lower cabinet units together and the finishing strip mounted over such clips have not yet been applied, they should be applied at this stage since this precedes the mounting of the work tops and the splash back.

Once the lower units are locked together, the trim lid is applied, and the mounting members 25 are in place, the work tops and splash back may be installed regardless of the condition of the upper units. After the clips and trim havin been applied to' lock thejupper cabinet" units together and conceal their locking clips, it is merely necessary to scribe closingpieces such'as l8, l9 and 40 to the walls and ceiling and secure them in place if the space toreceive the assembly calls for any such. Obviously this whole assembly can be disassembled as expeditiously as it is put together. Less than this, the various units of it may be ree moved without disturbing the remaining units and may also be replaced by others should a change in the original set-up be desired. Finally, I believe I have made it clear that I have devised an assembly which, though easily expanded upon, reduced or taken down entirely, is nevertheless fully self-supporting and can be put in place or removed from a room or other space without aff fecting the structure surrounding th space in y. in Y Though I have shown what I presently consider as the best manner for putting my invention into practice, it is of course to be understood that various modifications in the structure shown can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, but without limitation, I have shown one easily interengageable device for'securingthe frame elements together and the cabinet units to the frame, but one skilled in the art might devise alternatives for this device per se and incorporate the same in structures made in accordance with my invention, without fdeparting from the scope of the invention. .Similarly, modifications in the structure and location tending from said cylindrical side walls throughout substantially theheightthereo'f toward each other, a laterally extending flange formed at the adjacent edge of each'plate, said'flanges arranged to lie side by side but in spaced relation, an integral. one-piece interlocking member for securing said plates together, said member having a head portion overlying said plates adiacentsaid flanged edges, a tongue portion for reception betweenthe opposed faces of said flanges and hook portions extending from. the inner end of said tongue portion and engaged around the free edges of said flanges to hold the same together, and'a covering strip overlying said head portion for covering the same, said head portion and said covering strip being formed with interengaging portions to retain them in engaged relationship.

2, In interlocking constructions for adjacent cabinets, a pair of elongated plates extending toward each other, a laterally extending flange formed at the adjacent edge of each plate, said flanges arranged to lie side by side but in spaced relation, an integral one piece interlocking member for securing said plates together, said member having a head portion overlying said plates adjacent said flanged edges, a tongue portion for reception between the opposed faces of said flanges and hook portions extending from the inner end of said tongue portion and engaged around the free edges of said flanges to hold the same together and acovering strip overlying said head portion for covering the same, the lateral edges of said head portion being inwardly inclined and said covering strip being iormed with a channel to receive said head and be retained by the inclined edges of said head.

3. In interlocking constructions for adjacen cabinets, a pair of elongated plates extending toward each other, a laterally extending flange formed at the adjacent edge of said plate, said flanges arranged to lie side by side but in spaced relation, an integral oneepiece interlocking memher for securing said plates together, said member having a head portion overlying said plates adjacent said fianged edges, a tongue portion for reception between the opposed faces of said flanges and hook portions extending from the inner end of said tongue portion and engaged around the free edges of said flanges to hold the same together, and a covering strip overlying said head portion for covering the same, the lateral edges of said head portion being inwardly inclined and said covering strip having its lateral edges inturned to form interior surfaces engaging the lateral edges of said head portion.

4. In cabinet assembly construction, a pair of cylindrical cabinets engaged in side by side relationship and means to retain said cabinets in said engagement and to conceal the line thereof, said means including a plate extending from each cabinet in advance of the line of engagement thereof and substantially parallel to said line, said plate terminati g in inwardly extending flan es lying alongside of each other, interlocking means extending between said flanges and around the inner ends of the same to secure said 12 flanges together and retain said cabinets-in engaged relationship. i

5. In cabinet assembly construction, a pair of cylindrical cabinets engaged in side by side relationship and means. to retain said cabinets in said engagement and to conceal the line thereof, said means. including a plate extending from .each cabinet in advance of the line of engagement thereof and substantially parallel to said line,

said plates. terminating in inwardly extending flanges lying alongside of each other, interlocking means extending between said flanges and around the inner ends of the same to secure said flanges together and retain said cabinets in engaged relationship, said interlocking means having a head portion. overlying the outer facesof said plates adjacent said flanges and a cover strip secured over said head portion for concealing said i er ck ng m an i 6. In structure of the character described,'a cylindrical cabinet member, anv annular channel surrounding end of said cabinet member, .a block in Sa-idcl annel, a stud secured in said block and extending out beyond the wall of said cabinet,

said stud where it extends from. said cabinet, being formed with an enlarged shank and said shank terminating in an enlarged head.

7. In structure of the character described, a cylindrical cabinet member, said cabinet member bfiilf g formedv with a side wall and an end, a mounting stud carried by said cabinet member, aid stud having a base portion, said base portion being engaged with and. extending through parts of both. said side wall and said end, an enlarged shanl; on said stud extending outwardly from said side wall and said shank terminating in an enla ed h 8. In cabinetv assembly construction for installation in a room independently of the walls thereof, said assembly having cabinet elements extending vertically, bases for supporting such clernents, a covering plate for enclosing any space between an end cabinet-element and an adjacent wall, said covering plate overlying the. face of said base, and a supporting member for engaging and supporting said covering plate, said supporting member having-its bottom end engaged by aid base and extending upwardly in back of said covering plate to maintain the same indesired position.

9. In cabinet assembly construction, a cabinet unit and an independent support carrying said unit, said support including a base, a pair of upwar-lily extending members engaged with said base, a cross member carried by said upwardly extending members at a position above said base, readily interengageable elements on said cross member and said upwardly extendin members for mounting said cross member onsaid upwardly extending members and mounting means comprising readily interengageable elements on said cabinet unit and said cross member for mountin Said cabinet unit on said cross member.

10. In cabinet assembly construction, a cabinet unit and an independent support carrying said unit, said support including a base, a pair of members extending upwardly from said base, readily interengageable means on said upwardly extending members and said base for mounting said members and said base together, a cross member carried by said upwardly extending members and interengageable means on said cross member and said upwardly extending members for mounting said cross member on said upwardly extending members and means at a single position on said cabinet member and on said cross member for mounting said cabinet unit on said cross member.

11. In cabinet assembly construction, a cabinet unit, and an independent support carrying said unit, said support including a base, a pair of members extending upwardly from spaced positions on said base, readily engageable interengagin means on said base and on said upwardly extending members for mounting said members on said base, a cross member extending between and engaged with said upwardly extendin members and readily engageable inter-engaging means on said upwardly extending members and on said cross member for securing said cross member to said upwardly extending members and readily engageable interengaging means on said cabinet unit and on said cross member for mounting said cabinet unit on said cross member.

12. In cabinet assembly construction, a pair of base members, a pair of upwardly extending members, means for readily interengaging one of said upwardly extending members with one of said base members, means for readily interengaging the other of said upwardly extending members with both of said base members to hold the same together, a cross member extending between said upwardly extending members, said cross member and said upwardly extending members being formed with readily interengageable means for securing said cross member and upwardly extending members together, a cabinet unit and means for mounting said cabinet unit on said cross member. I

13. In cabinet assembly construction, a supper for the assembly comprising a base, mounting members extending from said base, supplemental mounting members extending from said mounting members, means to secure said mounting members to said base and said supplemental mounting members to said mounting members, said securing means comprising readily separable interengaging elements, a cabinet unit carried by said support and removably engaged with one of said supplemental mounting members.

14. In cabinet assembly construction, a plurality of vertical supporting members, a horizontal supporting member, readily interengageable means for securing said horizontal supporting member to said vertical supporting members, means formed on said horizontal supporting member for receiving an interlocking element to being arranged in side by side relationship and.

each of said pairs being located at vertically spaced positions on said uprights, projecting members extending from said base member and one of the slots of the bottom pair in each of said uprights being engaged with one of said. projecting members to secure said uprights with respect to said base member, a cross member extending above said base member and between said uprights, and projecting members formed on said cross member, each of said projecting members formed on said cross member being received by one of the slots of pairs of slots in each of said uprights.

16. A mounting frame as in claim 15 and including a second base member, a projecting member extending from said second base member, said projecting member being received by the other of the pair of keyhole slots provided by one of said uprights, the first of which slots cabinet unit and one of said frame members for mounting said cabinet unit on said support.

CHARLES C. WHITE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 693,127 Gardner Feb. 11, 1902 1,147,022 Hoffman July 20, 1915 1,219,891 Williams Mar. 20, 1917 1,487,856 Hauserman et a1. Mar. 25, 1924 1,700,549 Spratt Jan. 29, 1929 1,729,475 Brainard et a1 Sept. 24, 1929 1,760,503 Knape May 27, 1930 1,885,519 Hassensall Nov. 1, 1932 2,003,633 Johnston June 4, 1935 2,084,717 Wiley June 22, 1937 2,178,667 Littlefield Nov. 7, 1939 2,248,874 Flutt July 8, 1941 2,268,636 Becker Jan. 6, 1942 2,284,898 Hartman June 2, 1942 2,285,346 Moncrief June 2, 1942 .FOREIGN PATENTS;

Number Country Date 433,124 Great Britain Aug. 9, 1935 

